From tsmirnov@netcom.com Mon Mar 04 17:04:55 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!netcom!tsmirnov From: tsmirnov@netcom.com (Tobias Smirnov) Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k Subject: [SPECULATION] Disassembling socket U14 firmware on the TWIN-68 board Message-ID: <1996Mar04.170455.7192@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 17:04:55 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Tracing the address decoder lines on the motherboard reveals what was supposed to be in socket U14. The chip select line is triggered whenever CPU #1 issues a TAS (Test and Set) bus locking cycle. This indicates socket U14 held a cryptographic S-box lookup table for decrypting the Stardust keystream. Did Marcus take the decryption EPROM with him when he left the lab? -- Tobias Smirnov -- NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From bpopov@stanford.edu Tue Mar 05 06:23:55 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!stanford!bpopov From: bpopov@stanford.edu (Bastien Popov) Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Disassembling socket U14 firmware on the TWIN-68 board Message-ID: <1996Mar05.062355.5546@stanford.edu> Date: Tue, 05 Mar 1996 06:23:55 GMT References: <1996Mar04.170455.7192@netcom.com> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Mar04.170455.7192@netcom.com>, tsmirnov@netcom.com (Tobias Smirnov) writes: > Tracing the address decoder lines on the motherboard reveals what was supposed to be in socket U14. That's why Line 08 says: 'WHEN EVERY NODE IS WHOLE, THE CHANNEL OPENS.' It requires all physical keys. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Bastien Popov "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) / SunOS 4.1.4 From mhernandez@mit.edu Tue Mar 05 20:09:55 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!mit!mhernandez From: mhernandez@mit.edu (Mike Hernández) Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Disassembling socket U14 firmware on the TWIN-68 board Message-ID: <1996Mar05.200955.5750@mit.edu> Date: Tue, 05 Mar 1996 20:09:55 GMT References: <1996Mar04.170455.7192@netcom.com> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Mar04.170455.7192@netcom.com>, tsmirnov@netcom.com (Tobias Smirnov) writes: > Tracing the address decoder lines on the motherboard reveals what was supposed to be in socket U14. > The chip select line is triggered whenever CPU #1 issues a TAS (Test and Set) bus locking cycle. Marcus took that EPROM with him. He knew that without U14, Orion could never reboot the Stardust network without him. -- Mike Hernández | mhernandez@mit.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 7B19 CAD5 2658 A573 "Keep the channels open." From akang@illinois.edu Tue Mar 05 22:15:55 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!illinois!akang From: akang@illinois.edu (Amy Kang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Disassembling socket U14 firmware on the TWIN-68 board Message-ID: <1996Mar05.221555.5459@illinois.edu> Date: Tue, 05 Mar 1996 22:15:55 GMT References: <1996Mar04.170455.7192@netcom.com> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar04.170455.7192@netcom.com>, tsmirnov@netcom.com (Tobias Smirnov) writes: > Tracing the address decoder lines on the motherboard reveals what was supposed to be in socket U14. > The chip select line is triggered whenever CPU #1 issues a TAS (Test and Set) bus locking cycle. That's why Line 08 says: 'WHEN EVERY NODE IS WHOLE, THE CHANNEL OPENS.' It requires all physical keys. -- Amy Kang -- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From jgirard@cam.ac.uk Thu Mar 07 22:16:55 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cam!jgirard From: jgirard@cam.ac.uk (Jen Girard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Disassembling socket U14 firmware on the TWIN-68 board Message-ID: <1996Mar07.221655.1642@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 22:16:55 GMT References: <1996Mar04.170455.7192@netcom.com> <1996Mar05.221555.5459@illinois.edu> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar05.221555.5459@illinois.edu>, akang@illinois.edu (Amy Kang) writes: > That's why Line 08 says: 'WHEN EVERY NODE IS WHOLE, THE CHANNEL OPENS.' It requires all physical keys. That's why Line 08 says: 'WHEN EVERY NODE IS WHOLE, THE CHANNEL OPENS.' It requires all physical keys. -- Jen Girard *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0